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The Daily Money: How much do retirees need for healthcare expenses? More than you think
View Date:2024-12-23 14:39:17
Good morning, and Happy Presidents' Day! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
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As a retirement nest egg, $351,000 may sound like a nice (if arbitrary) figure. But you may need every penny just to cover health care costs, Medora Lee reports.
That sum, drawn from a recent report, represents how much a couple would need to have a 90% chance of covering all of their retirement healthcare expenses, including Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs. Read the story.
Uncomfortable conversations about death and money
How do you talk to your parents about death and finances without sounding greedy?
In the latest installment of Uncomfortable Conversations About Money, Betty Lin-Fisher guides us through how to have a conversation with your aging parents about end-of-life money issues.
Betty writes about Melisa Gotto, who wasn't prepared for the financial decisions that followed the death of her father. They hadn't really talked about money. Seven months after his death, she's still trying to get the title for his car. Read the story.
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